Stable equilibrium bed for ships



Sept. 15, 19254 O. O. POBEDA STABLE EQUILIBRIUM BED-FOR SKIES Filed 1924v 2 h'QetS-Sheet 1 INVENTCR Sept. -15, 1925. 1,554,026

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Patented Sept. 15, 1925.

OEYB O. POBEljA, 01E" ABERDEEN, WASHINGTON.

STABLE eeuxmeamivr roe sHIPs.

Appncafiea filed. August 23, 19:24. S'r'ial No.733,818.

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Be it known that I, OEYB O; Poii'nna, a citizen of Russia, residing atAberdeen, in the count of Grays Harbor and Stateof WVasliingtoii, haveinvented a new and use"- ful Stable Equilibrium Bed for Ships, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in beds for ships, and the objectsof my improvement are, first, to provide a bed which shall give oceanicpassengers greater comfort, especially when there is a rolling orpitching motion of the vessel, by maintaining a horizontal position atall times; and

" second, to provide a means whereby the bed,

by the removal of a central section, may be used as a seat.

I attain these objects by the means illus trated in the accompanyingfigures, in which Figure I is a perspective of a suspended cabin,

Fig. II is a view of the ship cabin with the front wall removed, showingsuspended beds,

Fig. III is an end view of two cabins maintaining their equilibriumduring pitching motion of the ship, I

Fig. IV is a group of six beds maintaining equilibrium during rollingmotion of the ship,

Fig. V is a perspective view of a bed combining two spring mattresses,with the top mattress dropped down to be used as a seat.

Fig. VI is a perspective view of the mid section of the mattress, whichis removed to make room for the feet when the ends of the bed are usedfor seats.

Fig. VII is a perspective view of a footrest for use when the bed isused as a seat.

Fig. VIII is a detail of the catch used to hold up the top mattress inposition for use as a bed.

Fig. IX is the knob for holding or releasing the bed rail.

Fig. X is a perspective view of a set of four beds arranged to be swungfrom the ceiling and to accommodate six passengers.

The hanger 1 is attached to the ceiling of the passenger room. Below thehanger swings the cabin 2 by pins 3. Since the axis upon which the cabinis pivoted'in stable equilibrium is at right angles to the length of theship, the cabin is unafiected by the pitching of the ship. Within thecabin, the

beds 1, 5 swing on axes at right angles to that of the cabin and so areunaffected by the rolling of the ship.

Tl1 e bed 5, suspended at points 6, is provided wit-ha lower mattress 7and an upper mattress s. The upper mattress carries sleeves; 9" at thefear corners of its" frame, which allow it to slide up and down ontheposts 10. It is secured in its upper position by the catches 11, andthen serves as a bed. When dropped to its lower position as in Fig. V,and the central pad removed, the end portions 18 of the mattress formseats. A table 1% attaches to the bed rails 15, 16 by means of hooks 17when desired, and a foot rest 18 is similarly suspended beneath theopening in the mattress 7.

The outer bed rails pass through sleeves 19, right angularly arranged onthe upright rods 171. This affords a means whereby the bed rails 15 maybe swung out and down when not in use for supporting the table 14, orfor holding in the bedding and sleeper, and so afford greaterconvenience of entrance and exit from the bed. The rails 15 are securedin the closed position by the elongated screw heads 22, which hold themin place when in a vertical position, but which slip through the notches23 when in a horizontal position and release the rail.

Figure X. illustrates an arrangement which accommodates six passengersand which permits of the beds being hung directly from the ceilinginstead of in cabins. One half of this set can be used alone, in whichcase the pin 24 would lead directly to a side wall ofthe passenger room,instead of connecting to the ceiling. The metal frame 25 is drilled atappropriate points 26 for bolting the beds to the frame. The sus pendedcabin is provided with windows 27 and a door 28.

The arrangement herein described will provide more comforts for thepassengers, and will accommodate a greater number than that heretoforeused. It is compact and inexpensive.

I claim:

1. A bed set comprising in combination a hanger, a strap frame suspendedfrom said hanger, a knuckle joint connecting said hanger and said frame,vertical arms forming a partof said strap frame, beds suspended betweensaid arms, and pins rotatably connecting said arms and said beds, theaxes of said pins being at right angles to the axis of said knuckleoint.

2. A bed comprising in combination a bedstead, a mattress for saidbedstead, a removable central section of said mattress, a secondmattress positioned above said first mattress, a frame for said secondmattress, sleeves in the corners of said frame, said sleeves slidingupon the posts of the bedstead so as to permit elevating or lowering theframe, a removable central section for said second mattress, catches inthe posts of the bedstead for holding the upper frame and mattress inits elevated position, and a footboard swung beneath the openings leftby the removal of the central sections of the mattresses.

3. A bed comprising in combination a bedstead, a fixed bed rail on oneside of the bedstead, a rotatably mounted bed rail on the other side ofsaid bedstead, said second rail being held to the side bar of saidbedstead by short bars having right angularly disposed sleeves at bothends, slits in the ends of said rotatable rails, oblong headed screwsset in the posts of said bedstead in such manner that when verticallydisposed the rotatable bed rails are held in position, and whenhorizontally disposed, released, a table suspended horizontally betweensaid fixed rail and said rotatable rail, and hooks removably securingsaid table to said rails.

In testimony whereof, I alfix my signature.

OEYB O. POBEDA.

